Fill-in below:

At 07:18 13 August 2007, Mal wrote:

What must I do/bring as a USA licensed glider pilot
in order to fly
gliders in Australia?

Your log books.

All twelve of them? And surely the certificates go
without saying.


Where are you planning to fly?

Will be in Melbourne area for a couple of weeks

What would you like to fly.

Anything available from primaries on down

What are you goals like 500 km 750 or 1000km.

No plans beyond floating around a bit

When are you comming.

End of November - mid December.

Are you arriving Sydney Brisbane Melbourne or Perth
?

Melbourne

What is a shout?


You'll need to become a visiting member of your host
club, and also

http://www.narromineglidingclub.com.au/

a temporary member of GFA (Gliding Federation of Australia).

www.gfa.org.au

It will
take the customary field check and checkout in the
glider you'll be
flying, a good sense of humor, and probably a 'shout'
at the clubhouse

What is a shout?



Yes we are licenced for shouts.

that evening. And (after you're over the jet lag)
away you go!

http://narromineglidingclub.com.au/i...com_content&ta
sk=view&id=36&Itemid=46

As gliding is governed by the GFA not CASA (FAA equivalent)
it's
nothing like doing it the other way around.
Incidentally, for power pilots there is a 'Special
Pilot's Licence'
issued by CASA.

www.casa.gov.au

It allows your valid USA power pilots license and
medical to be used in Australia. There are likely
now security checks
that must be done before the SPL is issued, but may
be worth it for
next time.
Jim


Mal

www.mals.net